Living in Hanover, KS: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Hanover is in ZIP code 66945. For a library card, the closest branch is Hanover Public, 0.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hanover, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Hanover.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hanover. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: evergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hanover water system
The City of Hanover water system supplies Hanover: about 92% of residents live in its service area. Washington Co RWD 1 serves another 8%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Washington Co RWD 1 as seller) and serves 689 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. KS2020108.
4 home internet providers serve Hanover
70% of 363 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Technologies | Cable | 100% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hanover’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hanover.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hanover is in Barnes Unified School District 223.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanover is in ZIP code 66945
ZIP codes where Hanover residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hanover | ZIP’s residents in Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66945 | Hanover, KS | 100% | 65% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hanover
Who supplies Hanover’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hanover water system (EPA ID KS2020108). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanover?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hanover?
Blue Valley Technologies, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanover?
66945. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanover in?
Barnes Unified School District 223.
How do I register to vote in Hanover?
In Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Washington County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.